Gibbon man faces two felonies

By: Fritz Busch

GIBBON — A 42-year-old Gibbon man faces two felonies after authorities found a Schedule IV controlled substance in a safe at his residence Tuesday. The Sibley County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at Mark David Schwarzrock’s ...

May 9, 2026

Groe brings decades of cartoons, caricatures to 4 Pillars gallery

By: Amy Zents

NEW ULM - Craig Groe retired from nearly 30 years as a commercial writer, producer and director at KEYC-TV in Mankato to pursue his personal creative work full time.  His solo exhibition “Cartoons & Caricatures” fills The Grand Center ...

May 9, 2026

Downtown businesses plan for event season

By: Clay Schuldt

NEW ULM – Ahead of New Ulm’s festival and event season, multiple Minnesota Street businesses applied for liquor license extensions that coincide with those festivals. The requests on Tuesday came from 209 Pub & Grill, Kaiserhoff and ...

May 9, 2026

Area roundup: SEU boys win at Knight invite

PREP GOLF SEU BOYS TAKE FIRST AT KNIGHT INVITATIONAL TYLER — The Sleepy Eye United boys placed first out of nine teams at the Knight Invitational prep golf meet on Friday. SEU won with a score of 313, followed by Minneota (317), Luverne ...

May 9, 2026

Vikings agree to a 1-year deal with receiver Jauan Jennings

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Jauan Jennings agreed to a one-year contract with the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday to give the team a needed third option at receiver. Agent Drew Rosenhaus said the deal could be worth up to $13 ...

May 8, 2026

Area roundup: Cathedral softball sweeps Springfield

PREP SOFTBALL CATHEDRAL 8, SPRINGFIELD 2 (GAME 1) CATHEDRAL 9, SPRINGFIELD 3 (GAME 2) SPRINGFIELD — New Ulm Cathedral finished conference play undefeated after a 8-2 and 9-3 sweep of Springfield in a Tomahawk Division doubleheader on ...

May 8, 2026